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+#!/bin/sh
+
+printf "20 text/gemini\r\n"
+
+printf "hello gemini!!\n"
+printf '```\n'
+cowsay WELCOME TO TILDE.CLUB A PLACE FOR WEBPAGES
+printf '```\n'
+printf "\n"
+printf "we're a a digital community for socializing, \n"
+printf "learning, and making cool stuff\n"
+printf "\n"
+printf "visit us in gopher and html lands for more info\n"
+printf "\n"
+printf "here are our esteemed users:\n"
+printf "if you're not appearing here, mkdir ~/public_gemini\n"
+
+for user in $(ls -d1 /home/*/public_gemini); do
+  user=$(stat -c '%U' $user)
+  if [[ -f /home/$user/public_gemini/index.gmi ]]; then
+    printf "=> gemini://tilde.club/~%s/ ~%s\n" "$user" "$user"
+  fi
+done
+